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APRI and FIB-4 are good predictors of the stage of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B: the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study (CHeCS)
Teshale E1, Lu M, Rupp LB, Holmberg SD, Moorman AC, Spradling P, Vijayadeva V, Boscarino JA, Schmidt MA, Gordon SC; the CHeCS Investigators. J Viral Hepat. 2014 Aug 1. doi: 10.1111/jvh.12279. [Epub ahead of print]
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1Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Abstract
We aim to determine the predictive ability of APRI, FIB-4 and AST/ALT ratio for staging of liver fibrosis and to differentiate significant fibrosis (F2-F4) from none to minimal fibrosis (F0-F1) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Liver biopsy results were mapped to an F0-4 equivalent fibrosis stage. Mean APRI and FIB-4 scores were significantly higher for each successive fibrosis level from F1 to F4 (P < 0.05). Based on optimized cut-offs, the AUROCs in distinguishing F2-F4 from F0 to F1 were 0.81 (0.76-0.87) for APRI, 0.81 (0.75-0.86) for FIB-4 and 0.56 (0.49-0.64) for AST/ALT ratio. APRI and FIB-4 distinguished F2-F4 from F0 to F1 with good sensitivity and specificity and can be useful for treatment decisions and monitoring progression of fibrosis.